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Casa de TrailMyx => Hardware Design => Topic started by: Cerveza on March 05, 2009, 07:34:48 AM
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I've had one for a LOOOOONG time, like since they first came out.
I loved it. (Note the past tense). Yes, my G15 with the tip screen and three rows of G keys died last week, or more accurately...
WAS MURDERED :o
(http://www.hardware.no/tester/input/logitech_g15/g-15hel-stor.jpg)
My darling wife was recently introduced to the internet phenomenon known as on-line drama's. While enjoying some of these 12,000,000 episode shows, she made a logistical error in ranging her consumable which resulted in catastrophic expulsion of liquid in a keyboard-erly direction.
She spilled a glass of water on my beloved G15 :-[
I loved that keyboard. And now it was dead. Well, not exactly dead, it survived on life support with limited brain function. Z, N, and SPACE no longer worked at all, while other keys gave interesting responses. <-Back Space would open help screens (F1) and then display the current date. The actual F keys would vary in functions from paging down to repeating the number 9.
I had to make the call... without a living will available to go by, I chose to put my poor G15 out of it's misery.
My wife felt terrible. She told me "Oh well, just go buy another one". You can see just how broken up she was about my loss, poor thing. Little did she realize.... there was no other one to buy.
My G15 was the V1 model. With the tip LCD screen and the 18 G keys. This thing was wider then my 19" flat screen monitor. And most importantly, it was symmetrical, kinda. It was also no longer available. Many complaints about the size of the keyboard not fitting in pull out keyboard slots (who uses those anyways?). One of the main reasons I loved this keyboard turned out to be it's undoing. Logitech developed the V2.
The new G15 V2 looks like this:
(http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/08/G15_Top.jpg)
It now resides in the spot my beloved once lived. It's narrowed form trying to fill a greater void in my heart. This new G15 feels so uncaring. It's screen won't tip to give me the best view... it's narrowed chassis makes me feel like I'm typing "to the left" all the time. The new reddish (orange?) keys just aren't as warm as my old blue. And I don't even want to talk about the fact they replaced the volume wheel with buttons. C'mon... BUTTONS?!
I'll have to learn to love again. Eventually, this new G15 will become my friend, and if all goes well... it will fill that void left behind by that dreaded cup of water. I'll always have my memories, my G15 (V1) and me. I'll remember the first time I got the Team Speak mod to work with it.... and loading up that BF2 mod so I could see my kill count and remaining grenades.
*BTW, I have V1 pulled apart and I'm cleaning all contacts with alcohol. There's a chance I could breath life back into her. A mad dream of a heartsick lover? Perhaps... but this crazed tech will take that chance... muahaha... duct tape, q-tips, lint-free clothe.... charge paddles to 5v - CLEAR!
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Still some of the old version on Ebay.
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If I pay more than $3.00 for a keyboard, I have to receive an electrical shock.... :p
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Khameleon just recently told me about the G11. So I ran to Target ended up paying about $65 for it. Money well spent in my opinion. Keyboard kick you know what...
I don't have to pound keys like mad anymore as you can program keystroke into macros. Champion Spawning and Peerless hunting made even easier. Now I can actually take my hand of the keyboard and take a drink in the heat of battle.
I wish I'd have know about this thing earlier. Absolutely marvelous. :)
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Ya, I Rule!
I just bought the G11 also, no fancy Display for macro's but it does the job nicely...
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BTW Cerveza, nice way to milk a new keyboard. ;) Did you really just sabotage it and blame it on your wife? I would! heh
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wow, those keyboards are more complex than my entire car is! I only have a 2000 ford escort, but still, I'd be afraid to take any of those kboards out of the box.
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These are plain sexy! Of to look on Ebay I go
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Despite your distaste for the newer G15, I absolutely LOVE mine. The buttons don't click nearly as loud as some cheaper keyboards (no angry wife being woken up by me at 3 AM button mashing), the screen angle is fine if you have an adjustable chair, but I will agree the orange-ish lights are lacking.
If you play any FPS, I recommend the G5 weighted mouse as a complimentary device to the G15.
I had my first mouse die at 2 weeks, (laser died), but I got it replaced no questions asked. After looking online it's a "common" problem. By common I mean that it's the most frequent failure, though the percentage of faulty mice is minimal.
Daeus
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If you play any FPS, I recommend the G5 weighted mouse as a complimentary device to the G15.
OMG! And ditch my MX518!?! Never! >:(
I use the two thumb buttons for squad VOIP and TeamSpeak.
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Two thumb buttons on the G5. ;)
Despite how insignificant adding weight pellets to the mouse may seem, it makes a HUGE difference. And having the ability to increase or decrease mouse speed via mouse is plain epic.
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I <3 MY G15(V1)!!! If it ever dies, so will I!
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I still wanna give this keyboard a shot. Hell, I still have a Nostromo in a box I haven't even used yet. lol
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I've been thinking about getting the new Nostromo n52te or whatever it is, to replace my USB numpad. Not sure if I want to fork over the dough for it though (Just bought a $1000 12.1" Touchscreen Laptop lol)
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huge sale on this keyboards here.. just bought one but scroll down and look at the 5 keys that are in italian.
http://www.gearxs.com/gearxs/product_info.php?products_id=8498
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You had to show me now i am gonna have to buy one that is a great price and it looks great and fullt programmable for EVERYTHING !!
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Well I bought one so i will be giving a review of the G15 in about 2 weeks to let everyone know what i think of it.
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I got my G15 today and it looks super nice gonna wait a few days till i get teh rest of my new computer to install it all at the same time so ill give a review by the weekend.
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I got my G15 today and it looks super nice gonna wait a few days till i get teh rest of my new computer to install it all at the same time so ill give a review by the weekend.
I was told by a friend that has already messed with it that he had some issues. he gave me a link to go to to get more current drivers. If you have issues, it is the drivers and i will post his link to the current ones when i get home tonight.
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I have been playing with a G-15 for a few years now. Never had any trouble's in fact I can not imagine playing UO without it. Since they do not make the G-15 anymore in this format I am going to buy another one as well. Yes logitech still puts out a G-15 with half the G keys or a G-11 with all the keys but with no LCD. I prefer the original G-15 so that I can set my LCD to Vent and see who is talking. If my current one ever craps out I will pull the 5 keys off my old one and put them on the new one and I will be all set.
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This about putting vent persons on the lcd and other items sounds freaking awesome. Anyone else do different things with the keyboard please give me other and new ideas these all sound like something kewl and i want to learn and can just dont have the original ideas :)
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It comes preprogrammed with that stuff.
It works well with WoW. You can set the LCD to show your stats, BG wait time, BG stats, it'll notify you when something in the AH was sold or outbid on, let's you know when you were sent a message, etc.
I always have my performance monitor up (CPU and RAM usage as percentages).
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This is an interesting turn...
Now that I'm on my second new style G15 keyboard... don't ask... I read through our work bulletin board and see this ad:
2 x Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard ($70 new, asking $15)
These are the old style pivot display ones! I'm getting them next week :)
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Just make sure they aren't still dripping with soda!
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Just make sure they aren't still dripping with soda!
They aren't home yet :(
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I am currently using a G11 that i have been using for a few years now, the only time i didnt use it was when i was using a KVM switch to use t2 puters with 1 set of keyboard/screen/mouse but it sucked so i got a cheap mouse/keyboard and a new monitor and rigged them up seperate, makes the desk look cluttered, and typing on 2nd screen can sometimes get confusing.
Onto the G15, it does sound more interesting than the G11, can you get profiles for UO like you can for other games? with the G11 or is it the same keyboard, with a screen?
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Yep, individual profiles. The old style G15 has two rows of programmable "G" keys. The new model only has 1 row.
You can actually program on the fly with them too... hit record, do whatever keystrokes your doing, then stop recording. That will be your macro. You can edit or just save it.
There's some sweet "unknown" programming for them as well. I used to play a first person shooter and had a programmable hotkey that would shoot 8 times and between each shot it would move the mouse down 6 pixels... which was how much recoil that particular gun had. Man I was a stone cold pistol killing machine.
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Been looking on eBay for a Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard. I heard the one wirth the flip-up screen, blue back-light, and 18 programmable keys is much better than the newer ones. Looks like they have been closing at anywhere from $68 to $140 dollars. One went recently for $170 as it was new, sealed in the box.
Any advice for getting one? Are there other sites that sell the Logitech G15? I clinked the link with the Italian Keys but it said they were sold out...Hopefully, want to get one of these to give to myself as a Christmas present...!
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i had 2 g15's since they originals came out.. both had the same fails... keys just stop working =[ i now have 11$ logitech keyboard lol
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I love my G15, it is new style since my old style died a while back.